Millions of dollars in budget cuts to both the state Department of Education and University of Hawaii system are in the works, and while promised federal aid from Washington will be welcome relief, it also adds more uncertainty to Hawaii education. DOE and UH officials have been planning for a financial hit for months since the COVID-19 pandemic began crippling Hawaii’s economy. Gov. David Ige said UH will have to make a $70 million cut to its 2022 and 2023 fiscal year budgets; and the DOE would have to cut 70 positions and $165.6 million in programs for both the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years.
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